All Points of Progress
Points of Progress: Humane shark attack prevention, and moreIn good news this week: Scientists used magnets disguised as kelp forests to stop shark attacks in South Africa 鈥� plus more positive headlines.
Points of Progress: New Zealand elects diverse gov鈥檛, and moreIn good news this week: New Zealand welcomes its most diverse parliament and violent crime drops in the United States聽鈥� plus more positive headlines.
Points of Progress: Tasmanian devils back in Australia, and moreIn good news this week: Tasmanian devils return to mainland Australia for the first time in 3,000 years聽鈥� plus more positive headlines.
Points of Progress: US Navy honors Doris Miller, and moreIn good news this week: Togo has a record number of women ministers and France expanded animal welfare laws聽鈥� plus more positive headlines.
Progress WatchPoints of Progress: States ban shark fin trafficking, and moreIn good news this week: Florida became the latest state to ban the trafficking of shark fins聽鈥� plus more positive headlines.
Progress WatchPoints of Progress: Dozens of species saved from extinctionIn good news this week: The Booker Prize finalist list is more diverse than ever, conservation efforts save 48 species 鈥� plus more positive headlines.
Points of Progress: Zimbabwe bans mining in parks, and moreIn good news this week: Coal mining companies can no longer extract resources from聽Zimbabwe鈥檚 largest nature reserve 鈥� plus more positive headlines.
Points of Progress: Reforestation project smashes goal, and moreIn good news this week: A decade-long project aimed at helping countries restore degraded forests has seen big returns 鈥� plus more positive headlines.
Points of Progress: Building a recycled highway, and moreIn good news this week: California partnered with an聽engineering startup to pave a highway with recycled plastic 鈥� plus more positive stories.
Points of Progress: Technology improves water testing, and moreIn good news this week: A suitcase-sized water testing station could become an essential tool for developing countries 鈥� plus more positive headlines.
Points of Progress: New penguin colonies discovered, and moreIn good news this week: Satellite imagery has helped scientists locate a number of previously unknown penguin colonies 鈥� plus more positive headlines.
Points of Progress: Esselen Tribe reclaims land, and moreIn good news this week: After closing a $4.5 million deal, the small tribe will regain control over ancestral territory 鈥� plus more positive stories.
Points of Progress: Urban rooftop farm bears fruit, and moreIn good news this week: The world鈥檚 largest urban rooftop farm is providing lettuce and strawberries thanks to aeroponic growing towers.
Points of Progress: Where women are seeing gains, globallyIn good news this week: There鈥檚 still work to be done, but women鈥檚 rights are making progress across the world. A look at some recent highlights.
Progress watch: Where dolphins get a second chance at lifeIn good news this week: Vermont bans food waste in trash, malnourishment declines in India, and Australia appoints its first聽Indigenous consul-general.
Points of Progress: Elk return to strip mining sites, and moreIn good news this week: As mining companies have retreated from Kentucky and ecosystems have recovered, elk have returned to the region.
Points of Progress: Fiji reefs restored with traditional knowledge, and moreIn good news this week: Fijians used ancient fishery management systems to help reefs recover after overfishing, plus more positive headlines.
Points of Progress: Legal protections for LGBTQ employees, and moreIn good news this week: The U.S. Supreme Court affirmed legal protections for LGBTQ employees, and more.
Points of Progress: Argentina works to combat anti-Semitism, and moreIn good news this week: The country recently adopted new official language as part its efforts to address a history of聽anti-Semitic violence.
Points of Progress: Australian wildlife begins recovery, and moreIn good news this week: The Australian Reptile Park saw its first baby koala born since the country鈥檚 devastating fires聽鈥� and more positive headlines.
